As COVID-19 chaos continues to impact technology projects, find out the important roles, CIOs will need on their IT teams. Organisations have been forced to reprioritise their technology objectives and strategies in response to the disruption caused by COVID-19. The pandemic has led to a greater reliance on technology and…
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Nurturing Hong Kong’s innovation technology
Insight from Huang Zhiguang deputy government CIO Hong Kong. The SAR government has been committed to promoting STEM education and nurturing new forces for the development of Hong Kong’s innovation and technology. In the budget announced last year, we set aside 40 million yuan to arrange short-term internships for undergraduates…
Read MoreIncreasing importance of CIOs and IT teams
The pandemic has meant IT departments are experiencing a level of disruption like they have never seen before. IT teams have had to deal with increased disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic and CIO’s are now preparing for the next phase, says recruiting experts Hays. Hays’ CIO, Steve Weston, said in a…
Read MoreBankwest’s COO moves into CIO role
New CIO has experience in implementing wide-scale banking change, agile transformation, technology, and managing risk. Bankwest, a division of Commonwealth Bank of Australia has moved its chief operating officer, Rebecca Mitchell, into the role of CIO, which was vacated by Andy Weir in November 2020. On her LinkedIn page Mitchell…
Read MoreMcDonalds Japan automates payments
Prior to automation reconciliation process was labour intensive with manual efforts. McDonald’s Japan has chosen to automate its reconciliation and financial close processes. By using Trintech’s Adra Suite to simplify and, by combining effective finance processes with Adra, McDonald’s Japan will see increased ROI, improved accuracy, and greater visibility across…
Read MoreAllianz Global’s CIO will help its transformation journey towards an agile IT
Digitalisation is an integral part for its newly released, with IT supporting vital transformation. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has announced Olav Spiegel as its newly appointed CIO, effectively from January 2021. Spiegel joins AGCS from Allianz SE where he was responsible for developing the modern workplace strategy for…
Read MoreWhere CIOs will prioritise spending in 2021
Accelerated digital transformation abated COVID-19’s negative effect on IT spending. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total US$3.9 trillion in 2021, an increase of 6.2 per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IT spending declined 3.2 per cent in 2020 as CIOs prioritized spending…
Read MoreFive digital competencies finance will need in 2021
Without improving digital competencies, finance departments will likely struggle to fully benefit from a range of incoming investments. CIOs must educate CFOs on important technologies finance teams need to reach goals in 2021. CFOs will fail to realize the full value of new technology investments unless their staff are equipped…
Read MoreQueensland Govt. looks for CIO to manage ICT at the QBCC
The Information Services department consists of Infrastructure, Systems and Records teams. Australia’s Queensland Government is looking to hire a CIO, who will lead and manage the information services team for the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). Reporting to the Commissioner, the CIO will lead and manage the Information Services…
Read MoreEvolution and localisation of HK’s public key infrastructure and digital identity
Victor Lam, CIO of Government Hong Kong gives an insight on HK’s technology Digital identity is one of the hottest topics in today’s digital world and an important infrastructure for smart city development. Traditionally, many of our public services use certain identity documents such as passport or identity card as…
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